Hard at work

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Shipp, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Connor Minto, 23rd EMS aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, remove panels from an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 20. The purpose of removing the panels was to replace the gun bay bracket. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)(RELEASED)

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Drive it out

Airman 1st Class Connor Minto, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, drives out a rivet from a panel on an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 20. After all of the rivets were removed, the panel was removd. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)(RELEASED)

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Removing rivets

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Shipp, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, drills into a panel on an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 20. Drilling into the panel loosened the rivets and enabled him to replace the cracked bracket. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)(RELEASED)

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Removing panels

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Shipp, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, and Airman 1st Class Connor Minto, 23rd EMS aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, remove the remaining panels from an A-10C Thunderbolt II to replace a gun bay bracket at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 20. The bracket needed to be replaced because of small cracks that formed while maneuvering during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)(RELEASED)

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Panel by panel: Ensuring A-10 capabilities

Published April 21, 2011

Hard at work

Drive it out

Removing rivets

Removing panels